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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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